I'm Dreaming of a Burlap Christmas

Decorating for Christmas while listening to Christmas music is one of my favorite things in the world.  I look forward to it all year.  I traditionally decorate with apple reds and greens to make the house look all merry and bright.  This year I thought I would mix it up a bit, and I am quite pleased with how it turned out.  It's not quite as bright, but I think it's still pretty darn merry.

Because our house has a lot more neutral colors--creams, taupes, blues, etc-- I wanted our Christmas decorations to work well with what we already had going on.  I really felt like the red & green would throw that off a bit, so I went with a more natural look for our decor.  Now, buying all new Christmas decorations can get pricey, so I decided to make a lot of them myself.  And with the help of Pinterest (I am seeing a recurring theme here...), I pulled it off on the cheap.  And I had some fun with it, too.  Onward to the goods...

Ruffled tree skirt that required NO sewing. Booya.

This year's tree with lots of homespun decorations.

Some of our ornaments...

His and hers burlap stockings

Advent calendar created by my dear friend Kelsey Hency for  her new business Salt.
Check out her advent blog at atasteofsalt.com

Brown paper packages tied up with string...

....these are a few of my favorite things.

In the words of one of my sweet little muchkins at school, "Miss Emmy, Crimmas comin'!" And I can hardly wait!